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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), exits one of two new elevators at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), which he commissioned into service on July 10.

Health Minister Urges Continued Vigilance Against ZIKV

By: Denise Dennis, July 14, 2015

While there are no reported cases of the Zika Virus (ZikV) in the island, the Minster of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is imploring the public to continue to be...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left), shares a light moment with (from left): Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol; Fund Portfolio Manager, Global Funds for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Giulia Perrone; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey. Occasion was a press briefing held on July 13 at the Terra Nova Hotel to announce grant funding for the National HIV/STI Programme.

National HIV/STI Programme Gets Us$15 Million from Global Fund

By: Latonya Linton, July 13, 2015

Director of Probation Services at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Janet Davey, says National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) prison survey will influence national rehabilitation strategy.

NCDA Prison Survey to Inform National Rehabilitation Strategy

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, July 13, 2015

Health & Wellness 11 years ago Percy Junor Hospital’s A&E Department to Undergo $450M Renovation
By: Elaine Hartman Reckord , July 15, 2015
Health & Wellness 11 years ago 2 New Elevators Commissioned Into Service at KPH
By: Denise Dennis, July 13, 2015
Health & Wellness 11 years ago Training to Reduce Infant Mortality
By: Jemisha Hibbert , July 10, 2015

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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), addresses the launch of a public education programme to discourage the use of marijuana among specific groups in society. The launch was held at the Ministry of Health, New Kingston, on July 9. Looking on is Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

NCDA to Target Specific Groups in Anti-Ganja Use Campaign

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will be spending some $333 million over a three-year period on a public education programme, to discourage the use of marijuana among specific...

By: Latonya Linton, July 10, 2015

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), receives the keys for two new buses from Public Relations and Administrative Manager for the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton (2nd right), at the Nannyville Health Centre, in Kingston, today (July 8). The buses have been donated by the CHASE Fund to strengthen the Psychiatric Emergency Response and Home Visitation programmes of the Ministry of Health. Others (from left) are: Director for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding and Project Manager for the CHASE Fund, Paulette Mitchell.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry Gets Two Buses to Strengthen Mental Health Care

To strengthen mental health care, two buses valued at more than $11 million have been donated to the Ministry of Health, to support the Psychiatric Emergency Response and Home Visitation...

By: Rochelle Williams , July 9, 2015

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Urged to Treat Water Before Consuming in Light of the Current Drought

Director, Health Promotion and Protection, Dr. Sonia Copeland says in light of the present drought conditions and the increase in the storage of water, persons are being urged to treat...

By: Stephanie Shaw Smith - PR & Communications Unit, Ministry of Health, July 8, 2015

World Health Organisation/Pan American Health Organisation (WHO/PAHO) International Consultant, Jurgen Rehm, addresses the National Alcohol Policy workshop, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel on July 7. Paying keen attention to Mr. Rehm’s presentation are (from left): World Health Organisation/Pan American Health Organisation Country representative, Dr. Noreen Jack; Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson and Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry to Reduce Harmful Consumption of Alcohol by 3%

The Ministry of Health (MOH), through the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases (2013-2018), plans to reduce the harmful consumption of alcohol by...

By: Chad Bryan, July 8, 2015

Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson, reports that marijuana is the most prevalent drug used by convicted and remand inmates across seven Caribbean Countries, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Ganja Most Prevalent Drug Used By Criminals

Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson, is reporting that marijuana is the most prevalent drug used by convicted and remand inmates across seven Caribbean...

By: Jemisha Hibbert, July 6, 2015

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), greets graduate of the Health Ministry’s In-Service Education Unit, Public Health Nurse for Kingston and St. Andrew, Marcia Chintersingh Henry (right), during the Unit’s graduation ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, July 2. Among those sharing the moment is fellow graduate, Dental Nurse, Merva Daley (2nd right). Eighteen neonatology nurses, who completed advanced training in child and maternal health care delivery under the Ministry’s Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), were also among the health professionals graduating.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

18 Nurses Complete Advanced Training in Child And Maternal Health Care Delivery

The first 18 specialist neonatology nurses to receive advanced training under Ministry of Health’s Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU),...

By: Rochelle Williams, July 6, 2015

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), greets Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, at the graduation ceremony for nurses and midwives on July 2, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Looking on is Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health, Marva Lawson-Byfield.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

More Than 70 Nurses Complete Training in Specialist Areas

More than 70 nurses have completed training in specialized health care areas, through the Ministry of Health’s In-Service Education Unit. The programme, which lasted between six and nine months, saw...

By: Rochelle Williams, July 3, 2015

The Office of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), located at Twickenham Park, in St. Catherine.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Prizes for Fathers Who Include Particulars on Children’s Birth Certificates

A promotion by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), encouraging Jamaican fathers to include their particulars on their children’s birth certificates, has been receiving positive feedback since it started last month....

By: Denise Dennis, July 2, 2015